Jurisdiction over railroad track and platform scales; penalties.

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All railroad track and platform scales used in connection with shipping are hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the Office of Regulatory Staff for inspection and it may require the installation or replacement of scales when needed. A failure or refusal to carry out the instructions of the Office of Regulatory Staff in reference to the scales shall be punished by a penalty of two hundred dollars for each refusal to be recovered by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction by any person aggrieved. Any sum so recovered must be turned into the State Treasury for general use.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1115; 1952 Code Section 58-1115; 1942 Code Section 8323; 1932 Code Section 8323; Civ. C. '22 Section 4870; 1912 (27) 578; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 125, eff May 24, 2006.


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